Feed-bag.



PATENTED APR. 28, 1.9.08.

G. RODRIGUpZ. FEED BAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21,1907.

.f No. 886,252,

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GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, ori oAsTaoyItLEjoALIroRNi/i Be it knownth'atl,GEORGE'RODRIGUEL a' l citizen of -thellnited Statesf residing atCastroville, inthe ,eo'nntyotMonterey and State California, have' .invent'ed new and useful 'Improvements 1n Feed-Bags,-j of i which thefollowing is a*'specificationvv n The invention -relats to improvementlinleed bags, comprehending speeilicallyt 1a means-for .connecting'lthefeed bag to :the

head of the-animal. t'

maintained -WiA The mainobjeotoff the r-)riesent invention l revision oifa simple-dorm of .eonnece' tion w "erebyj the feed bag. ..ma`y lhereadilyA attached to or detachedfro'ni thehead of thei animal and inthe.use ofwhieh thelevelof the 1 food* within'ithe bag Lis"automatie'allycon.venifen't reaolr`- or"v the, I

tailswill .be described in the followings ecisaid rigid sectionficat'ion, referente lbeing' had partiell r y to the ace oinpanyini`drawings' inzwhiehze; I

. Figure the construction' and applieation'of my ini-' lprovedieed bag.v

the same; with thebag proper in vertical sec-' `2 'an elevation of'tion. tion7 partly iii-elevation, of one of' the oonnesting posts. isaperspective view 'of he head strap.'. f I

Referring .partie'ul'arlyto the drawings, my

improved feed-hagf] comprises an upper'sertion 2 and a lower section 3,the formerbeing a cylindriealfbody of readily com ressihle' fabrie,. a scanvas and the like! -arid t e latter being a cylindrical -body ot' morerigid fabric, as leather.

'lhe section 3, hereinafter termedv the rigid section, is provided ivitha bottom 4 above which is secured aronioal guide 5 serving to direct thefood toward the'oenter of the 'bou tom and vpievent the aceumulation ofsaid food at the juncture of the bottoni and the side wall. "lhe -up ersection 2, hereinafter termed the eollapsi le seetion, is secured' atits lower end Within the upper open end of. the rigid seetion,pbreferahly hylstitehing 6, eing,' if desired,4 formed with a series ofVentilating openings 77 arraniffed at` any desired point in the sidewall'. .'l e resent invention is direeted'moreparticula-r y, to themeans forsupporting the bag from the head of theeanimal, saidnieansoom-A prising tsl'isead strap 7 and duplicate supportlng pos specactig'nof Letters -Patei1t. Applicatio md-march 21,l 1997*.' Serin Nesta-,632;

j The head strap "/Teompris-es The `invention in the preierredform of"de-jf 1 is a perspective View,- illustrating.

\ quantity is then placed in the bag,

FEED-Bae.

'' Patented Aprnas; 190s.

*f with 4an intereonneet1ng'means,

and-ey'e-openings. 'I 1j' The', posts 8 are of duplicateconstruction.,"each comprising a eylindr'ieal body il,

. closed at the. upper "end'bya plug 12,' ar-` eonneotion' With thebody,-.andffor1ned beyond thefbody witl1"an` eye/Bte engage one of thehooks-Miletthel 'A stem 1'.4 is mounted Within 'theb`o'fdy,'.'passingtnr ough .anopening in the' Alower end of the bodyandbeingterniinally ranged Yfor t threaded head strap.

` as .to normally. maintain the v-,disk' lielad ofthe thai et-ma is'."omtfi'riiilf 1.8,;n refer- *Meta-.i111 'ein desi-'eek v l Vduplica-te-strap sections 9, terxninallyprovided hooks" l0l andI y as abuckle saldhead'and encircling the' steinis ari- ;ing.edv f respeetiveends 'Q which 7 5` vided onits outer surface andatdiametrio-f allyopposed points with rings-19, said rings being vvarranged immediatelyadjacent the upper edge of the' section. The rigidseetion 3 is similarlyprovidedwthjringsfO, resp'etively alinedwith the rin the 'section' 25yadiaeent' edge of the latter.

1""ln securing theobagin place, the posts S are first secured infplaceby engaging each s. l9-andseeured to i t e bottom lor lo'vver l postwith thealinedrmgs 19 and 20, the

former engagingthe clip 18, and the latter engaging the .hoolr'li Foodin desired the head strap 9 positioned over the head of the ani mal, andthe hooks l() of said straps engaged' by the eyes i3 of said posts. lnthis position the Weight of the foodof the bag will depress the stems 14against the tension olf' the. spring 17, the partsheing ofsuch relativeweight and strength as to normally maintain the :level of thefood-within reach of the aniinalsv lips. As the food is eon'siimed thesprings aet to draw upward upon therigid section of the bag, thusautomatically maintaining the lfood level at the desired height. As therigid section moves upward the section' 2 Will collapse or fold, asillustrated in Fig. 1, thereby notifying the 'attendant of the conditionofthe food Within the ba Owing to the speci c construction described,the supporting member'of the bag may be readily detached and formed in asmall packa e when not desired for use, the collapsib e section 21 ofthe bag also providing for the ready folding of said section within theri lid section, thereby providing a feed bag W ich may be convenientlycarried or stored in small s ace when not in use.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure byLett/ers Patent, is'z- A feed bag comprising a ri id section, acol-'- f lapsible section connected t erewith, spring supports for saidbag, comprising telescoping members, the spring of each of said supportstending to telescope said members, one end of one of saidmembers beingconnected to. the

lower end "bf the rigid section, the other of said members beingconnected intermediate its ends to the u er end of the collapsiblesection, the normafy distended )ositions o f the sections serving tomaintain t e members eX- tended, the member connected to the collapsiblesection being directly supported from the head of 4the animal, wherebyas the feed is exhausted from the bag the rigid section is graduallylmoved pward toward the mouth of the animal, the connection of thesupporting member with the collapsible section and headof thefanimalserving to maintain the upper portion of the collapsible section in'fixed reltaion to the head of the animal and thereby collapsing saidsection in the move- .ment of the rigid section.

In testimony whereof, I aflix in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE 'RODRIGUEZ'.

Witnesses:

CHAs. A.v MILLER, ,lALo GUERRERO.v

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